She soon required a ____ as a first class cook.
A.reputation B. name C. repetition D. duty
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A
Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 1990s. She began singing in church. Soon, her rich deep voice became widely known in the area. Marian Anderson received many honors and awards during her life. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in nineteen sixty—three. Marian Anderson died at the age of ninety—six. Experts say she is remembered not only for the quality of her voice, but also because of the way she carried out her right to be heard.
B
Movie director Robert Altman died in November 2006, in Los Angeles, California. He was eighty—one years old. During his fifty-year career, he made some of the most influential movies of modern times.
C
Ann Richards died in September 2006 at the age of seventy-three. At her funeral service, leaders from around the country gathered to celebrate her life. Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the service. He said Ann Richards helped create a world where young girls could be scientists, engineers and police officers. He said she was a great woman with a big heart and big dreams.
D
Journalist R.W. Apple died in October 2006 at the age of seventy—one. Earlier this month his friends and family gathered in Washington, D.C. for a large memorial service. Famous writers, politicians, and cooks told about his warm personality, sharp intelligence, and extraordinary energy. After the service, guests enjoyed fine foods provided by some of the best cooks in the area.
E
William Styron died in November 2006 at the age of eighty—one. His stories are filled with rich language and complex moral questions. Many of his books try to understand the evil actions of people. Later in life William Styron suffered from severe depression. After recovering, he wrote honestly and bravely about his experience in “Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness.” He received great praise for educating people about the difficulties of mental illness.
F
Ruth Brown was born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1928 and died in October 2004. Brown recorded many rhythm and blues hits in the 1950s. She also fought for musicians rights. In 1988, Atlantic Records agreed to pay her and thirty-five other musicians the money they owed them for using their songs for twenty years.
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As a young woman, she worked as a teacher and raised four children. She and her husband were very involved in local politics. Then one day, she decided to run for officer herself—and she won. She served first as country commissioner, then as Texas state treasurer. In nineteen ninety she was elected governor. She fought for equal rights, environmental protection and laws to restrict guns. She created a government in which women, Hispanics, and African-Americans played important roles.
“MASH”, was released in nineteen seventy. It tells about a group of American medical workers in a temporary military hospital in Korea during the Korean War in the 1950s. It questions the rules of the military establishment in a way that was sharply funny and intelligent; “Nashville” came out in nineteen seventy—five. It provides a complex look at changes in the country music industry. Many of his thirty—three films were nominated for Academy Awards, including “The Player” and “Gosford Park”
She learned traditional music at her Christian religious center. But she liked the popular jazz and rock music of the time even more. She left home at a young age to build a career in music. Soon, she became known as “the girl with the tear in her voice” because of her emotional way of singing. Her popular songs helped build the Atlantic Records company and she continued performing for the rest of her life until she died recently at the age of seventy six.
He is known as Johnny, wrote about many subjects, from politics and war to food and drink. During his forty—three years writing for the New York Times newspaper, he enjoyed a rich and eventful career. He was the paper’s chief reporter in cities like London, Moscow, Lagos and Nairobi. He covered events such as the Vietnam War, the Iranian revolution and the Gulf War. He reported on ten presidential elections. And, his opinions on fine foods, travel and the world’s best restaurants were very influential.
He wrote “Lie Down in Darkness” published in nineteen fifty—one when he was only twenty-five. It is about a troubled young woman who kills herself. It established him as a great new voice in American literature; he also wrote “The Confessions of Nat Turner” in nineteen sixty-eight which told about a nineteenth century slave revolt in the southern state of Virginia; and “Sophie’s Choice ” won the American Book Award in nineteen eighty. It is a tragic story about a woman and her children who were sent to a Nazi death camp in Poland during World War Two.
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单词拼写（每词1分，满分10分）
根据所给汉语或所缺单词的首字母，写出单词的正确形式，使句意完整
【小题1】Without more coal _____ (增添) to the fire, it would soon go out.
【小题2】The doctor _____ (建议) my father not to smoke but failed.
【小题3】It is not easy to educate _____ (青少年).
【小题4】I saw little or nothing of him after ______ (毕业).
【小题5】We were _____ (震惊) at the way our neighbor treats his son.
【小题6】Boys enjoy _____ (骑自行车) to school.
【小题7】Two thirds of the people died or were i_____ during the earthquake.
【小题8】He went to the town with the p_____ of buying a new television.
【小题9】She looked calm, but a_____ she was very nervous.
【小题10】The sun r_____ in the east and sets in the west every day.
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【小题1】 She has great p and will surely become very successful if
she is given the opportunity. ___________
【小题2】Some dogs are trained to help people who are v impaired. ___________
【小题3】 When we are learning new things, it is important to make use of
p knowledge. ___________
【小题4】 There is no quick way of finding a cure for any disease; it is always
a process of trial and e . 
___________
【小题5】It will take us an hour to get to the airport, a for traffic delays. ___________
【小题6】 If you try to look up every word you come across in a reading passage,
you will soon get s and it will slow down your reading. 
___________
【小题7】 Do as you are told to, o you will be in real trouble. ___________
【小题8】 He worked hard for a while, but e he got tired of trying so hard. __________
【小题9】 The food in this restaurant is delicious and the prices are r . __________
【小题10】 Parents should face the fact that most children are of a intelligence. __________
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There once was a place 36 all the people were happy and 37 . Everyone was friendly and neighborly. Even the dogs and cats 38 together.
Then one day a stranger was seen 39 toward the village: a tall, tall stranger. As the stranger, who was a giant, 40 closer and closer, the people all ran into their houses and wouldn't come out.
The giant 41 the village. He was enormous, towering over everything. 42 a little girl stepped out on her porch. She jumped down from her porch. Her family yelled, "STOP! COME BACK! That's a giant!" But she didn't stop. She began to walk 43 the giant.
The strangest thing 44 . As the child walked toward the giant, he grew 45 . Soon he was the same size as the girl. As she came beside the giant, she 46 him. She stooped down and gently 47 the giant up in her hands, asking, "What's your name?"
The giant whispered, "My name is F-E-A-R! Help me!! I have a terrible 48 . I guess I look strange. When I meet people they are afraid of me. And when people are afraid of me, I suddenly grow into a giant and everybody runs away from me. YOU are not afraid of me, so I stayed small. Do you 49 it? It's crazy! Please help me!"
"I can take you for a walk through our village," the girl responded. "I want everyone to hear of your problem. When they know the truth, they will no 50 be afraid of you. While we are going from house to house you can look at me 51 , and then you will stay the same size as you are now.
"But 52 we go, let's change your name. What do you want to be called? YOU should not be called FEAR, because YOU are not afraid. It's the people who look at you 53 fear you. That's what causes you to grow into a giant."
"Will you hold my hand 54 ? If I get scared I'll shut my eyes. Oh, and will you please call me 55 ."
1. A．which B．for which C．when D．where
2. A．satisfying B．content C．sad D．miserable
3. A．played B．fighted C．quarreled D．laughed
4. A．walk B．walking C．walked D．having walked
5. A．coming B．to come C．came D．having come
6. A．destroyed B．came C．pulled down D．entered
7. A．For the moment B．All of a sudden
C．In the balance D．In other words
8. A．toward B．in C．on D．by
9. A．occurred to B．occurring C．happened D．take place
10. A．bigger and bigger B．weaker and weaker
C．narrower and narrower D．smaller and smaller
11. A．towered over B．was under the shadow of
C．was afraid of D．fighted against
12. A．brought B．picked C．set D．put
13. A．disaster B．situation C．problem D．catastrophe
14. A．receive B．get C．attain D．obtain
15. A．more B．longer C．length D．much
16. A．for a while B．in a minute C．all the time D．the whole day
17. A．until B．after C．before D．when
18. A．what B．which C．who D．whom
19. A．gently B．slightly C．abruptly D．delightly
20. A．ENEMY B．FOE C．PAL D．OPPONENT
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1. She has great p and will surely become very successful if
she is given the opportunity. ___________
2.Some dogs are trained to help people who are v impaired. ___________
3. When we are learning new things, it is important to make use of
p knowledge. ___________
4. There is no quick way of finding a cure for any disease; it is always
a process of trial and e . ___________
5.It will take us an hour to get to the airport, a for traffic delays. ___________
6. If you try to look up every word you come across in a reading passage,
you will soon get s and it will slow down your reading. ___________
7. Do as you are told to, o you will be in real trouble. ___________
8. He worked hard for a while, but e he got tired of trying so hard. __________
9. The food in this restaurant is delicious and the prices are r . __________
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